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Safe prescribing - Scotland
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medication errors account for approximately 20% of all clinical negligence claims against doctors in both primary and secondary care. The costs associated with adverse events and inappropriate prescribing has been estimated at more than £750 million per year. This factsheet gives advice about avoiding prescribing errors.
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Prescription for Risk – A prescribing workshop for nurses
Time to read article: 1 mins
This workshop has been developed to help nurses who are working in specialist roles to increase awareness of the potential for things to go wrong and to practice safely, particularly with regards to prescribing.
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Parental responsibility - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 3 mins
Parental responsibility is a legal term which refers to all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his/ her property.
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News and updates
30/05/2016
Risk alert: Reporting cases of FGM
Risk alert: Reporting cases of FGM
Time to read article: 1 mins
We have recently received several enquiries from members regarding their responsibilities when reporting cases of FGM in general practice. Read our action points for GP practices.
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43% of the public believe £1 million or less was paid out by NHS for clinical negligence last year – actual amount over £1.1 billion
Time to read article: 2 mins
A YouGov online survey commissioned by MPS of 2,000 British adults reveals the mismatch between public perceptions of how much the NHS pays out for clinical negligence claims, and the reality.
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Missed or delayed diagnosis of cancer the most common reason for high value claims - Medical Protection
Time to read article: 2 mins
A review of Medical Protection’s top 100 high value clinical negligence claims opened in the UK in 2015 has found that alleged missed or delayed diagnosis of certain conditions commonly recurred.
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Consent – The basics - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 4 mins
Respect for patients’ autonomy is expressed in consent law; to impose care or treatment on people without respecting their wishes and right to self-determination is not only unethical, but illegal. The approach to consent in Northern Ireland is currently governed by common law.
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Medical records - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 3 mins
Good medical records – whether electronic or handwritten – are essential for the continuity of care of your patients. Adequate medical records enable you or somebody else to reconstruct the essential parts of each patient contact without reference to memory. They should therefore be comprehensive enough to allow a colleague to carry on where you left off.
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Removing patients from the practice list - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 3 mins
Removing patients from the practice list is an emotive issue, risking criticism from bodies such as the Northern Ireland Ombudsman, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the media and should only be used after careful consideration and as a last resort.
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